Feb 23
Late Iron Age Chainmail, Carlingwark Loch, Kelton, Dumfries Museum, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
It is probable that this chainmail formed part of a hoard found in a large cauldron by two fishermen about a century ago.
The hoard consisted of native and Roman work, with much of the latter resembling that of Belgic colonists brought to the south east of England by the Romans. Settlers from the same area may have been introduced to Dumfries and Galloway to grow corn to feed the Roman troops.
The rest of the hoard gives a picture of a settled farming community which was well provided with tools, equipment and household furnishings, but which had little need for weapons.